There is a deep schism in how Americans understand the assassination that took place a little more than a week ago and that gap is being widened by social media.
Flushable wipes and Iran: Water treatment facility adds cyber attacks to worry list
Water treatment workers are grappling with how to protect against a new threat: hackers burrowing into the system and wreaking havoc.
‘Monster Madness’: A sixth grader sent us this delightful podcast about Bigfoot
With help from his brother and some creative sound effects, an 11-year-old made us smile with his podcast. It’s a finalist in this year’s NPR Student Podcast Challenge.
A neuroscientist explains how to break free from romantic infatuation
Academic and author Tom Bellamy, author of the book Smitten, explains how to recognize the signs of limerence, a romantic obsession characterized by extreme emotional highs and lows.
Trump adds $100,000 fee for high-skilled foreign workers in major visa overhaul
The president signed executive orders that would charge companies $100,000 a year to hire a worker on an H1-B visa and allow wealthy foreigners to get a visa for $1,000,000.
Ted Cruz claims without evidence that China is funding U.S. climate lawsuits
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has said China is funding climate lawsuits against American oil and gas companies to weaken the U.S. He hasn’t provided evidence to support the claim.
RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel backs away from asking states to require an Rx for a COVID shot
The group voted to require people who want a COVID shot to be briefed on harms and benefits, but in a close vote, the panel failed to pass a change that would have asked states to require people to get a prescription.
‘We are all Jimmy Kimmel’: What late night hosts are saying about Kimmel’s suspension
The late night hosts warned about the future of free speech on their shows Thursday.
The Census Bureau is now headed by a Trump official in an acting position
George Cook is the Trump administration’s new acting director of the Census Bureau, which has been thrust into the middle of a renewed attempt by President Trump to alter the national head count.
How FCC chair Brendan Carr is leading Trump’s charge against the media
In the eight months since becoming chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has waged war against the free speech of those who have reported on, criticized, or satirized the president.


